Category Archives: Inspiration

STYLE SNAPSHOT // 1
Aztec Print Skinnies

I’m so excited to introduce this new style feature to the blog. The first question I usually get when clients book their sessions is “What should I wear?”  And even though I am not a fashionista, I know what looks great on camera. My hope is that by sharing some real world examples and the […]

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April 15, 2013 - 9:33 am

Camila Faria - Pants #3 is amaaaaazing! Great tip Maddy!

April 16, 2013 - 7:45 am

Amy - What cute pants . . . so long as they’re on someone besides me. Ha! :)

*Also, I tried to comment on the first post and it was a bit funky. But, you said it perfectly . . .

SMILE WITH YOUR EYES
Everyone's Doing It!

I kept repeating to her “smile with your eyes”.  Every now then, I’d get the “are you crazy? what are you talking about?!” look, but I kept repeating it like a broken record and demonstrating how it’s done. I’m quite the expert “eye smiler” at this point, but it’s hard trying to explain the concept […]

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April 4, 2013 - 9:27 am

Erica F. - I definitely need to practice smiling with my eyes. I’m horrible at it since I can’t even smile without showing my teeth. lol

April 4, 2013 - 1:34 pm

Life with Kaishon - I think eye smiling is absolutely vital to beautiful portraiture. Love this image Maddy. Love your heart. Love your eye smiles and your outlook on life. You are a blessing.

April 4, 2013 - 6:50 pm

Camila Faria - As Tyra Banks says…. smize! There’s an app for that, can you believe?

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smize-yourself!/id577218114?mt=8

Hahaha!

April 4, 2013 - 11:14 pm

Katherine Vargas - Love this photo Maddy she is beautiful.

29 Ways to Stay Creative

I was going to take a blogging “Spring Break” because I have a couple of non-photography/blogging related projects I need to tackle this month and then this turns up in my newsfeed! It’s funny how that happens.  So I”m saying nay to a “break” and YAY to tackling this list – and of course, sharing […]

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February 28, 2013 - 7:38 am

Amy - Oh, I love this info-graphic! 29 is the one that always seems to get me. But this is the year! Perhaps . . . maybe .Pretty sure. :)

Good luck with your projects!

February 28, 2013 - 7:57 am

Camila Faria - That’s a fabulous idea Maddy. I always say that we have to step away from the computer every now and then to stay creative!

February 28, 2013 - 9:17 am

Life with Kaishon - Yay! I have been having a hard time with blogging lately. Maybe you can help me : ) Let me lay down on your therapist couch. So, I have oodles of sessions to blog. I mean, oodles and oodles. I would say at least 50. I become overwhelmed when I try to pick out which pictures to post. So completely overwhelmed. And then, because I am so overwhelmed, I don’t blog any of them. I don’t know what to do. It isn’t because I don’t like the pictures. It’s just I have no idea how to pick. And I worry I will put too many in a post. Or not enough. And the other thing is time. I used to make time for blogging and now…I don’t. I kind of feel like quitting blogging. I feel like my voice is gone. I am lost.

Send me a bill.

Love always, your friend forever and ever until the end of time, Becky

February 28, 2013 - 9:30 am

Maddy {Mad Hearts Photography} - You take that thought out your mind of quitting ASAP! You bring so much light with your daily posts :) you have a gift, really! But I do know how you feel. I often feel like I’ve lost my voice along with the joy of writing. But I know what my problem is: too focused on the business side of things with little time to focus on shooting and writing for myself. Hoping this little exercise will spark that desire to shoot and write for fun. As for getting organized, perhaps you need some help to bring you up to date? I suggest we meet up in March (after the big thing I’ve been stressing about is over) and we can figure it out together :)

March 1, 2013 - 11:35 am

mindy - How ironic is it that I have a list started (#1 suggestion) right beside me, sitting on my desk at this very moment, but its filled with crap I dont wanna do? I think I need to start a new list with things that are fun. I think I need a nice falafel sandwich for lunch and a stroll around the farmers market to jump start my new list :)

March 2, 2013 - 11:06 am

Kristin - Loving this. So inspirational. A great reminder when you feel bogged down by your list of goals!

March 10, 2013 - 4:23 pm

Tiera - This is amazing! I think it needs to go on my bulletin board for those times I’m not feeling so inspired :)

March 17, 2013 - 11:41 am

Hannah - I love this!